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Main => General => Topic started by: BluPhoenix on July 16, 2012 11:39 PM

Title: Wicked Crush
Post by: BluPhoenix on July 16, 2012 11:39 PM
some of your favorite tba stars are going to be making a game!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/billymonks/wicked-crush (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/billymonks/wicked-crush)

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get psyched, fellas
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: Sef on July 17, 2012 12:08 AM
oh this is what you were talking about
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: CoolDrMoney on July 17, 2012 12:17 AM
Oh I thought this was about Donkey Kong Fart in your Face. But its about another dum game
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: etch on July 17, 2012 01:51 AM
Quote from: lionsef on July 17, 2012 12:08 AM
oh this is what you were talking about
yea i thought this was going to be some sort of thread for people to show off their loneliness but this is alright too i guess
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: Flash on July 17, 2012 02:16 AM
this is looking mighty cool
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: dilly on July 17, 2012 02:54 AM
i wish to support my tba friends
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: G3no on July 17, 2012 03:20 AM
Quote from: CoolDrMoney on July 17, 2012 12:17 AM
Oh I thought this was about Donkey Kong Fart in your Face. But its about another dum game

i no longer have a laugh box
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: creamcorn on July 17, 2012 03:57 AM
Quote from: dilly on July 17, 2012 02:54 AM
i wish to support my tba friends

Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: creamcorn on July 17, 2012 04:29 AM
:p
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: naturally on July 17, 2012 04:29 AM
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this looks fantastic. i would definitely be excited about this project even if i didn't know anyone from it haha.

anyway i'm excited for the digital artbook.
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: BluPhoenix on July 17, 2012 05:35 AM
diff game
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: rtil on July 17, 2012 05:46 AM
support this game or i will ban you

$500 donations or more receive a free pizza point
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: billy on July 17, 2012 07:09 AM
hey guys i just wanted to say i'm sorry for not posting around these here parts in a long while but you're all super sweet and your swift support made me tear up forreal

please continue supporting the project and force wicked crush on your friends and family

Quote from: CoolDrMoney on July 17, 2012 12:17 AM
Oh I thought this was about Donkey Kong Fart in your Face. But its about another dum game
haha i'm still down if you're still down...
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: psi43 on July 17, 2012 09:13 AM
ugh I wanted to support the project but apparently I need to have a credit card for that, which i don't.

It looks like an interesting concept and I would love to see this get released but billy, seriously, that video you put up makes it all look like a massive joke/troll of kickstarter. I mean it's funny and all, especially with that zoom in, but usually you show gameplay while you're talking as well instead of waiting, stairing at the camera while talking for almost a minute, and then showing gameplay. It makes it look a lot better and have a more professional feel to it.

Other than that, I wish you good luck, you deserve to finally get to do something like that.
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: Greenkitten on July 17, 2012 09:27 AM
I'm not backing it until I know at least half the money is going towards heroin.

Or strippers.
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: ZekeySpaceyLizard on July 17, 2012 10:18 AM
so am I going to get credited for the explosion animation and some of the textures since this appears to be Wonder Knight Radish reskinned?

Or.....? What? Whats the deal here?

I'm not upset or anything though I do find it comical I only found out about this since BluPheonix linked me to it.
Was anyone planning on telling me the game I was helping texture was scrapped and made into something else without my involvement or what?
Were you afraid of offending me or....?


Whats the deal here?
Are Jake and Bug actually correct about how slinky you are?

Looks nice anyway.
Glad you took my suggestion of using normal/parallax mapping on the walls.
Enjoy your money.
Buy a boat.
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: Kött on July 17, 2012 10:25 AM
Damn... I thought Billy was nothing but spam and cockjokes... (no offense)
The graphics are nice but the levels look a bit empty in their current state. It might have been wiser to start this in a more advanced stage of the project.
Also I have to agree... the video was quite unprofessional and I think that you are aware of the details... But that is by no means supposed to imply that I didn't like it.
Nevertheless, you've set your goal quite high and it seems unlikely that you will collect 15 grands for this but I still wish you the best of luck.

Quote from: Greenkitten on July 17, 2012 09:27 AM
I'm not backing it until I know at least half the money is going towards heroin.

Or strippers.

I'm sure your mom will get her money back eventually.
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: Greenkitten on July 17, 2012 12:45 PM
Quote from: Kott on July 17, 2012 10:25 AM
Quote from: Greenkitten on July 17, 2012 09:27 AM
I'm not backing it until I know at least half the money is going towards heroin.

Or strippers.

I'm sure your mom will get her money back eventually.

Worst 'your mother' joke I've seen on TBA.

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Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: Kött on July 17, 2012 06:21 PM
 :kirb:
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: put on July 17, 2012 07:44 PM
Looks like shit, lol who plays gay ass 2d platformers anymore
Go scam reddit theyll eat dis shit
Also that Monks guy needs to stop making that godamn faggot smile god damn that's annoying.

i am a dumb baby
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: naturally on July 17, 2012 07:48 PM
...i play 2d platformers still. :(

[spoiler]put is the king of negative attention[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: BluPhoenix on July 17, 2012 08:52 PM
Quote from: put on July 17, 2012 07:44 PM
Go scam reddit theyll eat dis shit

how can you talk about your brethren like this
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: BluPhoenix on July 19, 2012 01:20 AM
the official steam group is up and running!

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/wickedcrushgame (http://steamcommunity.com/groups/wickedcrushgame)

now go send mass invites and annoy people
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: psi43 on July 19, 2012 06:17 AM
Quote from: ZekeySpaceyLizard on July 17, 2012 10:18 AM
so am I going to get credited for the explosion animation and some of the textures since this appears to be Wonder Knight Radish reskinned?

Or.....? What? Whats the deal here?

I'm not upset or anything though I do find it comical I only found out about this since BluPheonix linked me to it.
Was anyone planning on telling me the game I was helping texture was scrapped and made into something else without my involvement or what?
Were you afraid of offending me or....?


Whats the deal here?
Are Jake and Bug actually correct about how slinky you are?

Looks nice anyway.
Glad you took my suggestion of using normal/parallax mapping on the walls.
Enjoy your money.
Buy a boat.

oooh yeah i noticed the textures you made. Maybe they're just in there as placeholders or something for now but i get what you're saying here.

edit: at the very bottom of the kickstarter page a note actually mentions you, lenko and fearn.
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: billy on July 19, 2012 06:48 AM
I already talked to Zekey about this and it was a misunderstanding. I'm totally psyched to get slapped with a little bit of drama the moment I post here, though. Let's forget this happened and if anyone else has a problem they can feel free to message me personally?

The Kickstarter is doing pretty well. Please continue to donate and tell friends about it so it can continue to do pretty well.

:)
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: etch on July 20, 2012 12:29 AM
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Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: sev on July 20, 2012 04:23 AM
planning on throwing some dosh in there before it ends. definitely looks cool so far and looking forward to seeing how it turns out.
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: cipher on July 20, 2012 04:44 AM
Yeah I'm going to put something in too sooner or later
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: rtil on July 20, 2012 05:15 PM
i have more friends to tell about it, specifically irl. the hardest part is going to be keeping up the initial momentum in donations. eventually someone's going to have to post it on reddit with the words "indie game"
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: yes on July 20, 2012 05:47 PM
A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: lasse on July 20, 2012 05:51 PM
donated $0 good luck guys :-)
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: yes on July 20, 2012 05:53 PM
Quote from: lasse on July 20, 2012 05:51 PM
donated $0 good luck guys :-)

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Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: Shida on July 20, 2012 06:18 PM
Quote from: rtil on July 20, 2012 05:15 PM
i have more friends to tell about it, specifically irl. the hardest part is going to be keeping up the initial momentum in donations. eventually someone's going to have to post it on reddit with the words "indie game"
I think billy mentioned doing it himself in the near future
good luck guys, MAKE IT GREAT (also keep the bird in, I REALLY LIKE IT ;DDDDD)
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: lasse on July 20, 2012 06:33 PM
game looks like it could be neat, id give a little if i had some money and if i didnt spend what little i have on stuff i actually want

also billy has very nice white teeth, you guys could try and get sponsored

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Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: billy on July 20, 2012 11:15 PM
I'm totally putting that picture on the next content update.
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: dilly on July 21, 2012 04:09 AM
i donated! ^-^
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: Sinitron on July 22, 2012 01:00 PM
honestly it doesn't look very good, the gimmick is interesting enough but from the preview footage it looks really bad in-game, as if it's really basic with simple building blocks rather than a powerful tool for creating your own maps

this is bad because the rest of the gameplay looks poor as well, like it doesn't actually look fun to play as the moveset appears basic and watered down and all it has going for it is the map design mechanic which needs to go through more iterations before it can be considered worthwhile

are you going to let people set up custom props too? like plants or torches to create atmosphere? different lights, bugs flying around, etc? just playing a terraria knockoff would be kind of a waste

as for the designs, the main character looked like he was flailing a dildo around until you showed the stills at the end and he's not cool or appealing, looks more like a random npc design when you ran out of other things to stick horns, spikes and dicks on, like a goblin or some shit

also what's to stop people from making levels with nigh-impossible jumps to gain 'rewards'?

i also think billy's performance in the video was kind of dull (why is the camera pointed up into your fucking colossal nose? why the fuck did you barricade your window you weird fuck??) but ryan talking about crap like keyframes and shit isn't all that informative or interesting to people who want to learn about the game - anyone interested in the design process would know, and everyone else would probably not care

rework the main character (or better yet, add character customization), make the movesets more interesting (or add a ton of shitty combos, every faggot and their gay dads love that garbage) and vastly expand, flesh out and explain the map design mechanic (most important since this is the gimmick the game relies on to stand out)
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: lasse on July 22, 2012 04:12 PM
watched it with sound now, really not a fan of the music and sound effects :/
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: Gladius on July 22, 2012 05:58 PM
Quote from: put on July 17, 2012 07:44 PM
i am a dumb baby

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Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: rtil on July 22, 2012 08:51 PM
Quotethis is bad because the rest of the gameplay looks poor as well, like it doesn't actually look fun to play as the moveset appears basic and watered down and all it has going for it is the map design mechanic which needs to go through more iterations before it can be considered worthwhile
what you see in the video is just a portion of what we have planned for the game. what led you to believe what you saw in the demo video was all the gameplay is going to entail? billy had me do only a fraction of the game animations that the main character will have. the rest of the characters are placeholders, and artists haven't even touched the environments yet. were you expecting a fully finished game in a trailer for a kickstarter?

Quotealso what's to stop people from making levels with nigh-impossible jumps to gain 'rewards'?
i guess you didn't bother to read the FAQ. it's one of the first questions answered. levels will be gauged by difficulty - so if a level is near impossible, the player will know before entering it, and the rewards will be higher. if it's literally impossible, it won't make the cut.
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: lasse on July 22, 2012 10:47 PM
but what if youre playing with a friend and choose to fail a bunch of times so you can get dosh
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: Timmy on July 22, 2012 11:57 PM
Quote from: rtil on July 22, 2012 08:51 PM
Quotealso what's to stop people from making levels with nigh-impossible jumps to gain 'rewards'?
i guess you didn't bother to read the FAQ. it's one of the first questions answered. levels will be gauged by difficulty - so if a level is near impossible, the player will know before entering it, and the rewards will be higher. if it's literally impossible, it won't make the cut.

That could have easily been explained in the video, and it's the first think that pops into my and probably everyone else's mind, and it's more important to the average kickstarter user than the animation process. I get an overall feeling the game hasn't been planned out or designed well.
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: billy on July 23, 2012 12:41 AM
lmao all of the answers to your questions are right on the page. i'm sorry that this makes you so mad.
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: Sinitron on July 23, 2012 06:17 AM
sounds like someone is jealous they didn't make super meat boy

billy 0 shitty flash games 3
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: Gladius on July 23, 2012 06:36 AM
Quote from: Sinitron on July 23, 2012 06:17 AM
sounds like someone is jealous they didn't make super meat boy

billy 0 shitty flash games 3

didn't macmillen also do something similar with in "time fcuk"? i remember there being random user made levels which annoyed a lot of players since there was no way to refer to a walkthrough if stuck. maybe this idea has pitfalls! watch out!
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: rtil on July 23, 2012 07:28 AM
if you don't like the game then don't support it. no one is forcing you to make an investment in something you have no interest in. if you have a problem with billy or the game itself then leave it out of this topic. this isn't a scam or a ripoff, there are other kickstarters that promise the best game ever made and all kinds of ridiculous crap, this isn't anything like that - i don't see why an indie developer wouldn't be capable of producing what is being presented in the kickstarter. not like any of you have experience in game development. i do, and i like the game idea and i'd like to animate it so i am supporting it. i have confidence billy knows what he's doing. and if you're going to be critical, be constructive instead of looking like a conceited ass. it looks especially bad when you have no idea what you're talking about.

yes the video could have been more clear but i'm sure you are all perfectly capable of reading the information below the video which answers all of your repetitive questions.
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: Blordow on July 24, 2012 02:17 AM
Looks and sounds interesting. I've always thought it would be sweet to see your art style in a game rtil. Hope you guys can pull it off, good luck!
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: ZennyPLUS on July 24, 2012 04:12 AM
I gotta take a good long look at this page to make my decision. I'm leaning in support.
Title: Re: Wicked Crush
Post by: Sheepy on July 28, 2012 09:17 AM
I like the main guy's horn. c:

If I weren't broke though, I'd totally give some support moneys. It looks super cool!